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Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C, low pitch
Maker: J. W. York & Sons
Date: 1913 ca.
Place Made:Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Model: Band and Orchestra Horn
Serial No: 42476
SignedEngraved on bell: Made by / J. W. YORK & SONS / Grand Rapids / Mich. / U.S.Q.M.C
Markingsnone
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving and bell interior. Three, bototm-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsBell diameter: 267 mm (11 in)
Bore: cannot be measured
Bore: cannot be measured
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesGary Moege, "A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection," (DMA diss., The University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 230-231.
Object number: 01043